Turkmenistan
in Central Asia
Asia

National active POI Bordering countries
Country Quickfacts
Currency and Currency Code:
Manat - TMM
Spoken languages:
Turkmen, Russian, Uzbek
Local electricity:
220 V - 50 Hz (plugs: C, F)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
ISO 2-Letter code:
TM
Internet top level domain:
.tm
Country phone prefix:
+993
Local Time (capital):
Timezone:
UTC/GMT offset: hours

Map of Turkmenistani Unesco Heritage Sites

Click any of the markers above to learn more about the corresponding heritage site and learn more about Turkmenistan in Asia. The list below is ordered by name. The oldest site is State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”. On the list since 1999. The youngest site is Parthian Fortresses of Nisa. On the list since 2007.

Name Since
Kunya-Urgench
Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a ...		 2005
Parthian Fortresses of Nisa
The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa consist of two tells of Old and New Nisa, indicating the site of one of the earliest and most important cities of the Parthian Empire, a major power from the mid 3rd ce...		 2007
State Historical and Cultural Park “Ancient Merv”
Merv is the oldest and best-preserved of the oasis-cities along the Silk Route in Central Asia. The remains in this vast oasis span 4,000 years of human history. A number of monuments are still visibl...		 1999